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George Clooney's Hollywood DNC Convention distance
By Stone Martindale Aug 28, 2008, 0:50 GMT
George Clooney (R) and Brad Pitt pose for photographers during a photocall after the press conference for their film \'Burn After Reading\' by US directors Joel and Ethan Coen running out of competition at the 65th International Film Festival of Venice, 27 August 2008, in Venice, Italy. EPA/CLAUDIO ONORATI
George Clooney has chosen his words carefully for the enthusiastic celebrity Barack Obama supporters that are attending the Democratic Party convention.
Spike Lee has been all over CNN today theorizing and commenting on the Clintons' inability to deal with losing, and other stars like Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon, and Sarah Silverman among many stars have decided to join the big Democratic prom in Denver where Barack Obama is expected to accept the Democratic nomination tomorrow night.
Clooney spoke to the Telegraph (UK) during his press junket for "Burn After Reading", at the Venice Film Festival.
Clooney answered one question about his desire to join fellow Democrats at the Denver event: “I like watching conventions on television. I think the stars there should be the people who have been elected.”
He was cryptic in his words for for Obama, telling the Telegraph he was “optimistic” but also “worried” about what the future might hold. No further explanation.
Brad Pitt, Clooney’s co-star, added that it was “a vital time” for US politics but kept his yap tightly shut and did not elaborate any further to the UK paper.
The Telegraph speculated that the fear of appearing too "Hollywood" is perhaps reining in the big stars' comments at this critical time, warding off potential ammunition for the GOP and McCain's camp to further the charges of Obama's overly hyped rock star image that is all gloss but little experience, in their opinion.
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Maybe Clooney and Pitt are as afraid of an Obama presidency as the rest of us 'little people' out here. Did anybody think of that?
Come on!!! Clooney and Pitt were scared to comment?
No wonder!
They knew the republican campaign would have immediately come out crowing its tired old Celebrity! - Celebrity! - Celebrity! guff again. We've already learned that the weak minds that vote republican are inclined to confuse anything they hear repeated more than once for 'The Truth'.
Sure, Obama's inexperience make him scary. He's scary because his inexperience could make him lose to McSame. That's an even scarier proposition!
So he doesn't need toxic help from his crazy megalomaniac ex-preacher, or flaky loopy black activists like Jesse Jackson, or confirmed has-been loudmouth morons like Spike Lee.
Find a cause to the measure of your irrelevancy, Spike. Start a campaign about Paper Clip Safety or something. Get really, really, REALLY involved, Spike. THEN you can spew forth all the horsedoody you want without risking shooting down the Black man's cause, Spike.
Geez..! I mean, what if David Duke came out in favor of McSame?
Clooney and Pitt went mum on Obama? I commend them both for it, even if their words probably would have helped his cause, instead of sinking him like all those loopy activists. After all, Clooney and Pitt are sane.
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HollywoodAug 28th, 2008 - 02:39:47
Hollywood makes billions making movies lauding the courage and fortitude of guys just like John McCain. In reality, they hate his guts.
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